Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female was 13.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso stood at 13.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1996.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +104.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +123.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +62.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +32.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.6%, 66% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.8%, 53% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 13.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female in Burkina Faso was 13.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1996.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release